The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, was enacted into law in June 2008. NASF recommended an approach to the Farm Bill that encourages stronger public and private partnerships, sustainable forests, enhanced interagency relationships, and improved services to landowners to promote the retention, protection, and sustainable management of their forestland. Many of the new Farm Bill's provisions have important implications for the forestry community. View the Conference Report Summary below for a detailed look into those forestry-related elements. Also listed here are several other documents and links that relate to the bill.

• PDF version of NASF's Farm Bill recommendations

• NASF Letter: Obey/Lewis - House Appropriations, forestry and the Farm Bill - June 25, 2008
  The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) was pleased to see that the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies took important measures to restore reductions in funding contained in the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2009...

• NASF Letter: Kimbell/Lasseter/Lancaster, forestry and the Farm Bill - June 25, 2008
  On behalf of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) I wish to express our appreciation for your leadership and guidance in development of the 2008 Farm Bill as recently passed by Congress. As we work together to develop policies and procedures for new programs as well as strategies to improve implementation of current programs, NASF respectfully requests your attention to the following issues and suggestions...

• House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill webpage